Charges filed in Hellertown meth raid

Two people face charges after Hellertown police discovered a large methamphetamine lab in an attic apartment Tuesday morning where a 10-year-old boy was also living.

Colleen Kelly Yob, 40, and James Hero, 38, both were charged after borough police and investigators with the Northampton County Drug Task Force served two search warrants Tuesday morning and found a "large" meth lab, according to police Chief Robert Shupp.

The lab was found in the home that Yob and Hero shared with their 10-year-old son at 524 Main St., Hellertown. Court records do not indicate where the boy was taken after his parents' arrest.

Both are charged with possession with the intent to deliver, possession of meth and psilocybin mushrooms, endangering the welfare of a child, reckless endangerment, possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia, risking a catastrophe, possession of chemicals to manufacture meth, unlawful manufacture of meth, illegal dumping of waste and criminal conspiracy.

Both Yob and Hero are in Northampton County Prison under $20,000 bail for each.

Court records filed Tuesday night on the arrests state that inside the apartment, investigators found an undetermined amount of cash, bags of meth, numerous chemicals and items used to make meth and psilocybin.